Texas Museum of Science and Technology facts for kids
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| Established | 2015 |
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| Dissolved | TXMOST is now CLOSED due to a lack of funding. |
| Location | Cedar Park, Texas |
| Type | Science museum |
The Texas Museum of Science & Technology (TXMOST) was a science museum located in Cedar Park, Texas. It opened in March 2015 in a temporary building. The museum was known for having the first planetarium in the Austin area.
Sadly, the museum is now permanently closed because it did not have enough money to stay open.
While it was open, the museum had a popular Timewalk exhibit with fossils and dinosaur bones. It also hosted summer camps and school field trips.
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History of the Museum
The museum didn't start out as a big building. At first, it was a project called the Austin Planetarium. The main attraction was a mobile planetarium, which was a portable dome that could travel to different places to teach people about space.
The mobile planetarium was a big hit! Because so many people enjoyed it, the team decided to build a permanent museum for science and technology.
On March 20, 2015, the museum opened its doors to the public. It was the first science museum of its kind in Central Texas, an area famous for its many technology companies.
What Was Inside the Museum?
The museum had both permanent exhibits that were always there and special traveling exhibits that changed over time.
Permanent Exhibits
The museum had two main exhibits that visitors could always see.
The Planetarium
One of the most popular attractions was the planetarium. It was a large, 33-foot dome where you could watch movies about space or see live shows about the stars and planets.
The Timewalk Exhibit
The Timewalk exhibit was a journey through the history of life on Earth. It featured a large collection of real fossils and dinosaur bones, showing how life changed from the earliest creatures to the Age of Mammals.
Past Traveling Exhibits
TXMOST also hosted amazing exhibits that were on tour from other places.
Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion
In late 2017, this exhibit featured working machines built from the original drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. Visitors could see and interact with models of his famous inventions, like his glider and armored tank.
King Tutankhamun
From late 2016 to September 2017, the museum had an exhibit called Tutankhamun: “Wonderful Things” from the Pharaoh’s Tomb. It featured beautiful replicas of items found in the famous Egyptian pharaoh's tomb.
Body Worlds
When the museum first opened in 2015, its main traveling exhibit was Body Worlds - the Cycle of Life. This exhibit showed how the human body works.
Other Exhibits
The museum also had hands-on science displays from the Exploratorium that let visitors experiment with light and sound. To celebrate its opening, TXMOST featured an exhibit from NASA's Johnson Space Center about space travel.
Museum Memberships
During its operation, the Texas Museum of Science & Technology was a member of several organizations, including:
- Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC)
- Austin Museum Partnership (AMP)
- Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations
